Marijuana Definition

marəwänə, märəwänə; marəhwänə, märəhwänə
noun

Hemp.

Webster's New World
The cannabis plant.
American Heritage Medicine
Its dried leaves and flowers, smoked, esp. in the form of cigarettes, for euphoric effects.
Webster's New World

Drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, Cannabis (drug).

After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies.
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Origin of Marijuana

  • From Mexican Spanish marihuana, from mariguan. First attested from 1894 of uncertain origin; possibly from Nahuatl mallihuan (“prisoner").

    From Wiktionary

  • Alteration by influence of the proper name María Juana (“Mary Jane") is believed to be folk etymology.

    From Wiktionary

  • Spanish marihuana

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Marijuana Sentence Examples

  • The air was filled with marijuana smoke and the scent of bodies sweating as people danced, drank or huddled with friends.

  • It could be because that worker had a marijuana cigarette over lunch.

  • He also finds out how to make an altogether stranger dish consisting of zebu cattle penis and sprigs of marijuana.

  • Initial trials of cannabinoids, the active ingredient in marijuana, have shown promise in the treatment of muscle stiffness and limb straightening associated with multiple sclerosis.

  • Students involved in other activities alone or in combination with sports had significantly higher odds than the other two groups for doing homework and significantly lower odds for alcohol consumption, marijuana use, and vandalism.

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